Using Hero Parts On Parker 51

[jakozak]

Greetings!

I have a Parker 51 pen and pencil set. The pen needs a new nib, possibly a new feed. It is an aerometric filler. Body of pen has date code "9" The filler housing has a black "jewel" on the top and screws into the section, unlike a 1950 aerometric filler that I have. Makes me wonder if it is 1949 or 1959. The remains of the nib is marked 1948. The pencil that came with it is a push button type with grippers that hold the lead. My 1950 pencil is a twist type.

 

 

It looks like a previous owner used pliers to remove the nib. The nib is ruined and the feed has some chipping on the edge.

 

In order to save money, can I order some Hero pens off Amazon and use the nibs and feeds? Has anyone tried this? I am wanting this to be a working pen, and not necessarily a collector item.

 

Thank you,

Jack Kozak

Akron, Ohio

[mitto]

If the filler shroud is aluminium and the inscription on it says '...press ribbed bar firmly 6 times', it is from 1948-9. From 1950 onward it is '4 times'.

 

Buy a 51 nib and feed for your pen. Please.

[Glenn-SC]

Buy a 51 nib and feed for your pen. Please.

PLEASE

[jakozak]

Thank you both. I will not try Hero parts. And the filler shroud says to press 6 times.

 

Jack

[mitto]

Thank you both. I will not try Hero parts. And the filler shroud says to press 6 times.

 

Jack

THANK YOU.

[hari317]

In order to save money, can I order some Hero pens off Amazon and use the nibs and feeds? Has anyone tried this? I am wanting this to be a working pen, and not necessarily a collector item.

 

current common hero nibs and feeders are smaller and will not fit.

 

Try to buy a parker 21 super octanium nib, it will be cheaper. a slightly chipped feeder can still work, so you really may not need a new one.

 

http://www.fivestarpens.com/parker-51-octanium.html

 

HTH.

Edited December 21, 2018 by hari317

[CS388]

Thank you both. I will not try Hero parts. And the filler shroud says to press 6 times.

 

Jack

 

Good move.

 

For interest's sake: I don't think anything from a Hero 616 will fit on a Parker 51, anyway. They're built on a different scale.

 

Jack: Have you any pictures of the damage? As Hari points out, you may just need a nib, if the feed isn't too bad?

I see spare 51 parts on ebay and at pen shows, quite regularly.

It's worth the proper fix. It could last you a lifetime. Great pens!

 

Good luck.